At the court meeting, Zhu Yijun swept the faces of the ministers expressionlessly, and the ministers knelt on the ground at this time. The purpose is also obvious, that is, I hope Zhu Yijun will go to the heavens to worship his ancestors, and by the way, he will announce it to the world. To put it bluntly, it is to show merit and establish prestige, of course, if it weren't for the fact that Mount Tai Feng Zen was broken, Zhu Yijun would definitely go to Mount Tai to seal Zen.

"You love Qing's heart, I know!" Zhu Yijun said slowly: "Let's all be flat!" ”

When all the ministers stood up, Zhu Yijun said: "Since the Aiqing are so resolute, I will not shirk, and the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites will prepare this time." ”

At this time, Zhu Yijun can't shirk anymore, otherwise he won't be able to explain.

The matter was decided in this way, and Zhu Yijun began the ceremony of worshiping the heavens and ancestors, which took two months from the beginning of preparation to completion. Zhu Yijun didn't know what kind of routine the Ministry of Rites formulated this thing, anyway, it was formulated, the scale was large, and the ceremony was complicated.

I don't know if it's to show its existence, but the Ministry of Rites has made a lot of effort this time.

The existence of the Ministry of Rites has not been very high in recent years, and this time it took out the posture of moving back, and the cost of the entire ceremony was 400,000 taels, and the plan was beaten back by Zhu Yijun. It's too expensive, and although I have money now, it's not like that, and I cut back on expenses.

The Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet worked silently, of course, there were also ministers who couldn't see it and wrote to advise.

It's not right for the emperor to be so frugal, what can be saved? It's just that these opinions were ignored by Zhu Yijun.

Just kidding, what can be important to save money, 400,000 taels, don't make trouble, in the end, Zhu Yijun approved 100,000 taels, and the original large-scale activities directly shrank by more than half. Zhu Yijun is satisfied, the money is less, the process is not so cumbersome, and he can be a little easier.

Zhu Yijun here was busy worshipping the heavens and ancestors, and everyone else over there was not idle, and Daming began a new round of development.

The Armament Division is working hard to study new equipment, afterloading guns and steam engines, and Li Shizhen's pharmaceutical factory has also begun to build, although the scale is not large, but this is a synthetic medicine factory in the real sense, and its status and historical role are immeasurable.

At the time of the great development of Daming, a group of people came to the gate of the capital.

Naturally, this group of people was none other than the pilgrimage mission of the Wa Kingdom, led by the younger brother of the current Emperor of the Wa Kingdom, that is, the younger brother of Emperor Goyangsei. In this era, the emperor of the Wa Kingdom was basically an ornament, and he was completely useless.

During the Warring States period, the fight was chaotic, and everyone was loyal to their respective masters, who would care who the emperor was.

Japan's Warring States Period is actually similar to the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China, and Zhou Tianzi's status is really low, and he can't even eat. The same is true of the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom, who lives a miserable life, which is not at all like the majesty of the "one family of all generations" in later generations. After Oda Nobunaga ascended to the throne, in order to stabilize his rule, he swept the emperor's family out of the waste paper pile.

To elevate the status of the emperor, it is a trick to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and it is estimated that this is also the reason why the Japanese people like the Three Kingdoms, and they can learn things.

After the change of Honnoji Temple, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ascended to the throne, and in order to consolidate his rule, Toyotomi Hideyoshi paid more attention to the emperor's lineage, gave more money, and began to use the emperor's lineage as a tablet. Because Toyotomi Hideyoshi came from a humble background, he needed the emperor's glory to give himself extra points, so he was more respectful.

Historically, by the time of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not respect the emperor so much.

The Tokugawa shogunate promulgated the 17 Articles of the Prohibition of the Prohibition of the Laws of the Imperial Government and the Imperial Family, which detailed the power and actions of the emperor and the nobles.

The "Hodo" clearly stipulates that the emperor "puts learning first" and is not required to intervene in state affairs. The Shogunate's approval was required for the appointment of court officials, the clothing and ribbons of the Emperor's ministers, and the Emperor's tours. The only provision in the Hodo that retains the power of the emperor is Article 8, which states that the emperor has the right to determine the era name according to the "precursor of the dynasty."

As a result, the power of the imperial family was completely deprived by the shogunate, both formally and in practice.

It looks like there is a bit of a constitutional monarchy, but in fact, it's not like that at all, the shogun is hereditary, and the essence is still a feudal monarchy, but this emperor refers to the shogun of the Tokugawa family, not the emperor.

In this life, the emperor's situation was similar, and after the Wa Kingdom was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, the situation of the Wa Emperor was once again embarrassed.

The current Emperor of the Wa Kingdom is far from being as powerful as the later generations, and they are also afraid that the Ming Dynasty will kill them, and the delegation headed by this court is Prince Tomohito Hachijonomiya, who came with Prince Tomohito Hachijonomiya, as well as Tokugawa Ieyasu. It's okay if anyone doesn't come, but this Tokugawa Ieyasu can't come if he doesn't come, because His Majesty the Ming Emperor named it.

Whether it was Tokugawa Ieyasu or Prince Tomohito Hachijonomiya, they were all shocked along the way, and they were shocked by the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

I won't say how many miles they have traveled along the way, and what they have seen and heard along the way is beyond their imagination.

The four-wheeled carriage on the road, the smooth cement floor, they don't know how many cities they have passed along the way, there are countless people in each city, there are traders everywhere, all kinds of goods are unusually numerous, and they have never seen a lot of them, which makes the hearts of the two people continue to sink to the bottom.

When the team came to the capital, the mood of the two people instantly became very complicated.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

"Emperor, the mission of the Wa Kingdom is here!" Zhang Whale came to Zhu Yijun with a booklet and said respectfully: "This is the roster of the mission. ”

Zhu Yijun nodded, stretched out his hand and took the roster of the Japanese Mission, and after taking a look, Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows, there are really a few acquaintances on it. This Prince Hachijo Miyachihito is an acquaintance! You must know that he was the one who almost became the emperor, and Emperor Hou Yangcheng almost gave up the throne to him.

Zhu Yijun saw that it was Prince Tomohito of Hachijo Palace, and Zhu Yijun remembered another thing, that is, both Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi liked to accept the emperor's son as an adopted son.

Tokugawa Ieyasu is married to a daughter, anyway, it is all kinds of control of the emperor, Zhu Yijun does not have this idea, his idea is more direct and more powerful, because Zhu Yijun is preparing to establish a shogunate in the Japanese country, yes, yes, it is the shogunate, but this shogunate is not the shogunate of the Japanese emperor, but the shogunate of the Ming Dynasty.

The generals of the Ming Dynasty stationed in the Wa State were the generals of the Zhengyi Kingdom, and they were double-canonized by the Ming Dynasty and the Wa State, on the one hand, they were the admirals of the Ming Dynasty in the Wa State, and on the other hand, they were the generals of the Wa State.